The Famous ECLIPSE

Jeans from the 1990's imo

do you want a medal...

PS he did a mighty fine job sorting ATR pics out, hip hip...

"Eclipse first and Delta nowhere"

a william wildman was his his original owner...a sound man

Eclipse ran in the early 1770's

The General Stud Book started in 1793.

The Royal Veterinary College only needed to look in the books.

Would that not mean that the book started too late?

Eclipse didn't go to stud until late 1770's

First offspring early 1780's - which would not run until mid 1780's at the earliest - Eclipse, himself, did not run until 5 years of age ... Races over much, much, longer distances in those days.

Covered mares for many years thereafter - which gets you towards 1793, and the book carried foalings from before that date.

DARLEY ARABIAN b 1700
Aleppo ch 1711
Hobgoblin br 1724
Shakespeare ch 1745
Spark* 1743c
Bulle Rock [Hunt's] br 1759
Young Bulle Rock b 1773
Pacolet [Hopper's] gr c1750
Almanzor ch 1713
Spinner gr 1727
Bartlet's Childers b 1716
Squirt ch 1732
Marske br 1750
ECLIPSE

Should start a system betting horses with Eclipse in the bloodline. It will provide 80% of all winners.

ECLIPSE ch 1764
Alexander ch 1782
Hephestion b 1807
Nike b f 1794
Annette b f 1784
Don Quixote ch 1784

You might have to bet 80% of all horses in the race though

http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/SireLines.htm

He only had a 17 month career though.. so might have spread his seed a bit before the records too.